Join us for a one-day workshop with Steve Tootell, a professional potter with 35 years of experience in Japan.
23/09/23 | 10.30AM - 3.30PM | Fee £60 (Accompanied children under 12 free)
Join us for a one-day workshop with Steve Tootell, a professional potter with 35 years of experience in Japan.
23/09/23 | 10.30AM - 3.30PM | Fee £60 (Accompanied children under 12 free)
Explore the art of working with extruded shapes and the pottery wheel, with a special focus on surface decoration using authentic Japanese photo silk screens.
Workshop Schedule:
10:15
Arrive and register
10:30
Steve Tootell intro:
Project outline - Ideas for resist decoration
10:40-12:30
Constructing the body of the vase
Begin the throwing process
Create small inlaid slab dishes
12:30-1:15
Lunch
1:20
Photo silk screen onto clay process
Investigate/comment on products so far
Continue with constructions and develop ideas Introduce more surface decoration ideas
Possible time to develop small personal projects
2:45
Gather and assess, then clean up and pack the work for transportation for firing
3:30
Workshop ends
Suitable for all abilities. To book and for more information call 01492 593413 or email education@rcaconwy.org
